[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
AISHA HINDSWe’re living in a time where we all got to stay woke !
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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Learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years.
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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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One or the other she was going to have by any means necessary.
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I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
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I almost believe that Harriet Tubman asked God for a leave like, “I’m gonna need to go back down there and take care of some things. They’re in trouble.”
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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we’ve completed any course of study… and approach the work as a servant, not a star.
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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.
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